Lightweight Crew

Brendan McCook Elected Lightweight Crew Captain

Jun 22, 2009

McCook to Serve as Captain for 2009-2010 Season

NEW HAVEN, Conn. -Brendan
McCook, a rising senior from McLean, Va., has been named
captain of the Yale lightweight crew for the 2009-2010 season.
McCook was elected by his teammates to succeed Daniel
Ensslen.

As a member of the first varsity crew in his sophomore and
junior years, McCook has earned bronze and silver medals at the IRA
national championship regatta. In 2007, he won an Eastern Sprints
gold medal as a member of the first freshman boat.

"We've come so close to the varsity national championship over
the past two years, and to winning the Jope Cup at the Sprints.
It's the goal of the senior class to lead the squad to team
success," McCook said. "I've had great captains to look up to
during my time on the team, and it's thanks to their leadership and
enthusiasm I'm prepared to take on that role."

McCook comes from McLean High School's crew team in McLean, Va.
At Yale he is an electrical engineering major and has been accepted
into the US Navy's Nuclear Propulsion Officer Program. After
graduation he will complete the Navy's Officer Candidate School and
serve as a nuclear propulsion officer on a submarine.

"It's a great honor to hold this position and I look forward to
continuing the tradition of speed and success the lightweight team
has built over its storied history," McCook said.